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Kast's approval falls to 27% and disapproval rises to 64%, according to Criteria
The online poll shows that 82% of respondents believe José Antonio Kast's government has fallen short of their expectations.
Kast calls for October 18 events to "never happen again" and avoids discussing pardons
The president will hold no official event to mark the anniversary of the social uprising and remained silent amid pressure from libertarians and Republicans.
Libertarians press Kast to pardon military and police personnel this October 18
The National Libertarian Party demands that he fulfill a 2025 campaign promise, while La Moneda reviews cases individually and makes no commitment on dates.
Maritime claim will keep straining relations with Bolivia after Kast's visit
Kast and Rodrigo Paz reached agreements on trade, mining and energy, but La Paz insisted on its aspiration to sovereign access to the Pacific.
Kast resists allies’ pressure for a major cabinet reshuffle
The ruling parties consider La Moneda’s political model exhausted, but the President plans substantial changes only in 2027.
Ossandón (RN) says Kast's governing parties "never became a coalition"
The Chamber's second vice president said Kast decided from the outset not to form a coalition and called for cooperation among equals.
Gonzalo Arenas, former UDI deputy, is Kast's pick to become La Moneda spokesperson
The lawyer and historian specializing in Diego Portales would take over at the General Secretariat of Government to bring order to communications that the ruling coalition has criticized for months.
Kast regrets Poduje's remarks about Milei and says they will not happen again
The minister called the Argentine president "crazy" at an Icare forum; he publicly apologized, and La Moneda considers the matter closed.
Kast named Distinguished Guest of La Paz during official visit to Bolivia
The honor, signed by Governor Luis Antonio Revilla, marks the first official visit by a Chilean president to Bolivia in 71 years.
Kaiser accuses Kast of dodging October 18 as Republicans call for an official ceremony
Libertarians and Republicans are pressing the presidential palace to take a stance on the 2019 social uprising, three days before its anniversary.
Kast travels to La Paz to sign agreements with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz
It is the first state visit by a Chilean president to Bolivia since 1955, with expectations growing over a possible restoration of relations.
Kast government shelves its constitutional security reform
La Moneda has dropped the flagship initiative of Kast's campaign and is now prioritizing 24 security bills amid the rain emergency.
Northern governors to join Kast on his official visit to Bolivia
The one-day visit aims to advance security, trade and mining, but the narcomaderas case and protests in Bolivia led to a more limited trip.
Kast calls for party unity to reach agreements on security, jobs and nursery care
The President cited the withdrawal of his reform on states of emergency as an example that a cross-party agreement is possible in Congress.
Chilean lawmakers welcome Kast's visit to Bolivia but warn the sea is not up for negotiation
Government and opposition members of the Foreign Relations Committee backed the trip, with reservations over the maritime claim and ideological alignment.
Kast has visited eight countries in seven months, with a focus on Latin America
The trip to La Paz, the first Chilean state visit to Bolivia since 1955, capped a foreign agenda centered on like-minded governments and neighboring countries.
La Moneda announces toll and electricity rate cuts after Kast falls to 27% approval
The government denies tailoring its announcements to polls, while Republicans and National Renewal discuss how to halt the decline in presidential approval.
Tomás Kast challenges opposition over taking rules on the use of force to Constitutional Court
The Evópoli deputy accused the opposition of contradicting itself, while the government seeks to have the petition declared inadmissible for being filed after the deadline.
Kast arrives in La Paz on the first Chilean presidential visit to Bolivia in 71 years
The president received a distinguished guest plaque and will sign agreements with Rodrigo Paz on mining, electricity interconnection and trade.
Kast rules out official event marking October 18 as governing parties prepare joint statement
La Moneda will not commemorate the seventh anniversary of the social unrest, while Johannes Kaiser's libertarians criticize the government's omission.
